Judul : State Police has come to stay — Gov Sule
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State Police has come to stay — Gov Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said state police has come to stay in Nigeria, noting that 35 states out of the 36 in the country have thrown their weight behind it.
In February, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appealed to the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the Constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of state police to tackle insecurity nationwide.
He said the creation of state police has become urgent to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges, strengthen grassroots policing, and enhance states’ capacity to respond quickly to threats within their jurisdictions.
Governor Sule, who was speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today monitored by the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja, said 35 out of the 36 states have fully agreed with state policing, adding that it is the process of law that is causing a slight delay, as the law has to be amended by the National Assembly and the states’ Houses of Assembly for it (state policing) to become law.
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“I agree with it, state policing 100 percent. We always agree on that, and when we sat down at the NEC level and discussed, I think 35 out of 36 states actually signed off on state policing. So, we agreed to go on with it. I think it’s the parameter because it has to go into amending the law, has to go to the National Assembly, has to go to all the Houses of Assembly in the various states. So, I think it’s the process that is just taking time, but as far as we’re concerned, I think every state believes very strongly, and Nasarawa also is one of them that believes in state policing.
Speaking further, the governor revealed that President Bola Tinubu is worried about the security situation in the country and admitted that the country is presently undergoing trying times. He added that the President’s passion for the country cannot be quantified.
“Yesterday (Sunday), we only went to eat lunch with him (Tinubu). He was the one who brought out the aspect of security. He said we’re still having challenges with security, and what’s happening with the policing. He didn’t just stop at eating; he went on to discuss other issues.
“The President has addressed it (issues of economic challenges) many times. If you remember there was a time we had this conference within the Villa, the NEC conference and the President was the first to say that there is suffering in the states, I want you governors with the resources you are getting to… in fact that was when it became the popular word ‘go and wet the grass’ and of course so many of us went in there we came out with so many palliative programmes helping the vulnerable, helping the poor, helping the farmers, helping those in need, the elderly and the rest of that,” Sule added.
The governor also spoke on the chances of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), as 2027 is fast approaching, saying the ruling party will continue to enjoy the support of Nigerians, who will queue behind the party again and give it another mandate to run the country beyond 2027.
Sule also commented on his senatorial ambition, adding that he is under serious pressure to contest by his followers and supporters after initially rejecting such overtures sometime last year.
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